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SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEY RUN 11 PB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT... BRINGING LIGHT
WINDS AND DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT... AND MOVE INTO THE PLAINS ON
WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST
WILL INCREASE AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST... CAUSING GUSTY
WINDS TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONGER WINDS... HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW AS THE
DRY CANADIAN AIR MASS SLOWLY RETREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (900-35400).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     63     64     62     57     52
RH..............26     23     22     23     29     39
20 FT WIND......SE 4   S 5    SE 5   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5                    5
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-22000).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW TO OR MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (3400-37000) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (151800-172500).

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FORECASTER...HULTQUIST
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.STONE.01/MPX